1949 Philippine general election
Presidential, legislative, and local elections were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of late President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration party, Quirino won a satisfactory vote from the public. It was the only time in Philippine history where the duly elected president, vice president and senators all came from the same party, the Liberal Party.
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elpidio Quirino | Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[lower-alpha 1] | 1,803,808 | 50.93 | |
| Jose P. Laurel | Nacionalista Party | 1,318,320 | 37.22 | |
| José Avelino | Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[lower-alpha 1] | 419,890 | 11.85 | |
| Total | 3,542,018 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,542,018 | 98.94 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 37,899 | 1.06 | ||
| Total votes | 3,579,917 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,135,814 | 69.70 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[1] | ||||
- The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
Vice president
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Lopez | Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[lower-alpha 1] | 1,741,302 | 51.67 | |
| Manuel Briones | Nacionalista Party | 1,184,215 | 35.14 | |
| Vicente Francisco | Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[lower-alpha 1] | 444,550 | 13.19 | |
| Total | 3,370,067 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,370,067 | 94.14 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 209,850 | 5.86 | ||
| Total votes | 3,579,917 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,135,814 | 69.70 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Hasall and Santos[2] | ||||
- The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Elpidio Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Jose Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
Senate
- The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
- Teodoro de Vera was later removed from office in favor of Claro M. Recto who won an election protest.
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party (Quirino wing)[lower-alpha 1] | 1,834,173 | 53.00 | +14.11 | 60 | +11 | |
| Nacionalista Party | 1,178,402 | 34.05 | −11.73 | 33 | −2 | |
| Liberal Party (Avelino wing)[lower-alpha 1] | 385,188 | 11.13 | New | 6 | New | |
| Citizens' Party | 6,434 | 0.19 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 3,760 | 0.11 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 3,423 | 0.10 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Collectivista Party | 193 | 0.01 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrats | 52 | 0.00 | New | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 49,265 | 1.42 | −2.34 | 1 | −4 | |
| Total | 3,460,890 | 100.00 | – | 100 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 3,460,890 | 96.68 | +5.74 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 119,027 | 3.32 | −5.74 | |||
| Total votes | 3,579,917 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,135,814 | 69.70 | −18.96 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, Grotz and Hartmann[3] and Teehankee[4] | ||||||
- The Liberal Party was split into two wings: those who supported Quirino or the "Quirinitas" or the "Quirino wing", and those who supported Avelino or the "Avelinistas" or the "Avelino wing".
See also
References
- Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. - Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos.
Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. - Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press..
- Teehankee, Julio (2002). "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). In Croissant, Aurel (ed.). Electoral Politics in Southeast and East Asia. Singapore: Fiedrich-Ebert-Siftung. pp. 149–202 – via quezon.ph.
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